Page 17 of the Gray Commission Report continuation of Appendix II recommends that Virginia’s schools continue operating under segregation for the 1955-1956 school year, as the Commission deems an immediate transition to a non-segregated system impractical. It argues that administrative and logistical challenges make integration unfeasible and advises the governor and the State Board of Education to maintain the current segregated structure. The Commission commits to further study and plans to submit a future report with specific legislative proposals but advises against calling a special session of the General Assembly at this time.
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local school authorities; plans for the 1955-1956 school year; policy of the State to continue schools; a school system not based on race; not to be practicable or feasible; administrative standpoint; specific bills for enactment by the General Assembly
appropriate legislation. Meanwhile both local school authorities and ‘_che
State Board of Education face the necessity of concluding and announcing
plans for the 1955-1956 school year.
In the circumstances it is the recommendation of this Commission
that Your Excellency and the State Board of Education declare that it
is the policy of the State to continue schools through the school year
1955-1956 as presently operated. Further, it is the judgment of this Com-
mission that an adjustment, at this time, to a school system not based on
race would not be practicable or feasible from an administrative stand-
point or otherwise.
Your Commission will continue its work and submit a further report
at its conclusion. The report will contain specific bills for enactment by
the General Assembly. For the foregoing reasons, it is the view of the
Commission that an extra session of the General Assembly should not be
called at this time. =
